House Mouse - Autumn Leaves

Hi everyone, I'm thrilled to be a guest designer for the House Mouse and Friends challenge. The theme this time 'Autumn Leaves'. I've used the triple cd to make my card...

I've added some leaves as am embellishment and if you look closely there's some orange netting under the ribbon (it used to hold oranges).

I hope you'll pop over to the challenge and have a look at the awesome projects from the DT, and maybe have a go yourself.

See you again soon
Helen xx

We're having a blog hop

Hi everyone,

 there are exciting changes happening today.

 As a member of the Dutch Dare design team I'd like to invite you to join us in a blog hop to celebrate a name change. 

Our first challenge is being sponsored by the fabulous Dr Digi who very kindly gave the design team some awesome images to play with. The theme is 'Masculine'. Here's my little piece of inspiration...

This is Angling Andy and you can buy him here

I've coloured using copics and the backing papers are by First Edition (Up, Up and Away). I've even added a googly eye to the fish. I've finished off with a Happy Birthday peeloff and a metal 'brother' embellishment.

Now on to that blog hop. We'd like you to start at the beginning of the list and work your way through, leaving some love for my team mates along the way, finishing at our new blog, where you can enter this challenge and maybe win something on the way.

Here's the full list

Dutch Dare card challenges Start here

Kelly

Linda

Vicky

Celine

Chantal

Lisa

*** Helen ***  That's me

Caz

Amy

Maria

Carmen
Lilia

Creative Knockouts

If you've followed the list from the start you should have come to me from Lisa's blog. If not just use the link above to start at the beginning. Thank you for visiting me. I'd love it if you'd like to become a follower. Just leave me a comment to let us know you've stopped by on your journey. I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop and can't wait to see all your lovely creations when you enter our challenge. Don't forget to 'Follow' the new blog. We'd hate you to miss anything.

Next you need to visit Caz. 

Hope to see you again soon

Helen xx

It's a male thing for Ruby's Rainbow

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge over at Ruby's Rainbow. Our theme for this fortnight is 'It's a male thing' so we'd love to see your creations for a male. Remember we're a multicraft challenge. Here's the card I made using the 'Wellington' stamps and backing papers...

I've coloured with copics and used a rusty coloured card for all the matting. I used a Martha Stewart punch on the top left corner of the image plate to add a bit of interest. The sentiment is a rub on that's been in my stash for years. Now it's your turn. I hope you'll pop over and have a look at the projects from my super talented team mates.

I would like to enter this for the following:-
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Through the craft room door - Anything goes
ABC Challenges - Colouring with markers
Make it Monday - Anything goes

Thanks for looking. I'm gonna have a steady day today. I, very stupidly, spent 3 hours painting the garden fence yesterday and am certainly regretting it now. Fibromyalgia flare time....Just wanted to do something useful and now I'll have to pay. Oh well, that's life I guess...

See you soon
Helen xx

House Mouse Donut Transport

Hi everyone, I was so chuffed to win a prize on the last House Mouse Challenge that I couldn't wait to make another card. This fortnight the theme is 'Transport'. This little mouse is using a donut to roll along...

I used the House Mouse triple cd, also printing the matching backing paper. I found some contrasting card for the matting. I've used Sakura glitter pens to colour the 'sprinkles' on the donut to complement the spots on the ribbon. I've then chosen one of those colours to be the accent and added candi and a couple of mix and match paper flowers . The ribbon is actually a Boofle one and, luckily, I had a matching bow. Here are some close ups...

I've also decorated the inside to balance the card better as it was a little bit front heavy...

 I would like to enter this for the following:-
House Mouse and Friends - Transport
Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge - 3 different embellies (ribbon, candi & flowers)
Make it Monday - Anything goes

Thanks for visiting, I hope to see you again soon
Helen xx

Another CAS Christmas - Boofle the red nosed reindeer.

Hi everyone, here's another CAS card...

I've made this the same as the previous post, colouring with Copics and have used silver detail embossing powder on the sentiment.

I would like to enter this for the following:-
Addicted to stamps and more - CAS
Winter Wonderland - Rudolph
Stamping for pleasure - Rudolph day
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Extra - August
Crafty Hazelnut - Cute

Thanks for visiting...better go start tea now. See you soon
Helen xx

CAS Christmas Wishes - Boofle and Penguin

Hi everyone, just want to share a couple of the Christmas cards I made the other day. Here's the first one...

The cards are 5x5 card blanks to which I've added a panel of super smooth card fractionally smaller than the card front, edged using the chisel end of a copic pen with a ruler. I stamped the penguin first and then masked it whilst I stamped Boofle. I've then coloured using copics and added some heat activated 'Fluff' as snow around their feet. The sentiment is also a Boofle one. I wanted to make CAS cards as the images don't need a lot of embellishments, they're great on their own.

I would like to enter this for the following:-
Addicted to CAS - Holiday (Christmas)
Addicted to Stamps and more - CAS
Crazy 4 Challenges - Animals
Aud Sentiments - Anything but a birthday card
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Cute

Thanks for visiting. I'll be back shortly with another.

Helen xx

Animal Antics with Dutch Dare

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Dutch Dare Card Challenges. This week our theme is Animal Antics. We're being sponsored by the fabulous Sweet 'n' Sassy Stamps, who very kindly gave the DT some images to work with. They're also offering one lucky winner 3 digis. 

Here's my little piece of inspiration...

I've used a gorgeous digi called Cocoa's gift. I've coloured using Copics. I'm really pleased how it turned out. The backing papers are from the Forever Friends 'For You' 6x6 paper pack, matted with black card. I just love the combination of black and pink. After cutting the image out I mounted it on a Spellbinder Picot Edged Circle, also making flowers in this 'spotty' paper using a Tonic punch, finishing with a button. I die cut a couple of ferny leaves in black to finish off the floral display. The sentiment is from a pack by Docrafts. Here's a close up of that cute image...

I hope you'll hop on over to the challenge. There's some exciting news about a name change for the challenge and we're also welcoming a couple of new team mates.

I would like to enter this for the following:-
Crafty Sentiments - Colourful
'ABC' Challenges - Lots of layers
Make it Monday - Anything goes
The Crazy Challenge - Animals


Thanks for visiting. I'll try and share the Christmas cards I made yesterday if I get chance today but I'm getting my hair coloured later and I've got a banging headache for some stupid reason. Ho hum...

See you soon
Helen xx